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GAZA, July 7 (KUNA) -- Israeli forces broke into the eastern outskirts of
Absan town in south Gaza Strip on Thursday, supported by tanks and bulldozers.
Palestinian sources told KUNA four tanks and three army bulldozers went
into the town's Faraheen area, near the Gaza-Israeli borders. This took place
amid heavy firing that targeted Palestinians' homes and property, forcing the
residents to leave their farms in fear for their lives.
The bulldozers then destroyed the farmlands, they added, and the town is
still in the grips of great tension.
The Israeli Army carries out such incursion almost daily aiming to expand
what is known as the buffer-zone, tight control over which is maintained by
Israel.
The forces had Tuesday raided Al-Masdar town in central Gaza, killing two
Palestinians and injuring a third, hours before another raid on Gaza, which
left another Palestinian injured.
Meanwhile, Radio Israel today reported that two Israeli soldiers were
injured this morning when an army unit came under attack. The unit was
stationed in the area near the Israeli-Gazan border.
"Two Palestinians fired an anti-shield missile on the army unit, which left
two soldiers injured. One of the soldiers sustained mild injury," the radio
said.(end)
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